Audio by album uywi_2003

by Kitty Fortner
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Are funds keeping you from having fun? Are you tired of having carwashes? Are you looking for more ways for raising money for your ministry? Come and discover ideas to ge the funds needed to move your ministry. Attitude is half the fight. Lets take a look at some practival as well as outlandish ideas that bring in the ‘dough’.

by Ginny Olson
Talk presented Fri, May 16, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

These skills are vital to moving a leader and ministry from good to GREAT. Every leader can stand to improve in these areas and this seminar will equip you with practical systems for organizing your life and ministry while effectively shepherding your staff and leaders. Learn shortcuts to organization, the how-tos of strategic planning, tips for finding the right people, what team members really want from their leader, and ideas for building community within your team.

by John Lewis
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Question: What makes a camp great? Answer: The life long change that happens in the lives of students. This workshop will help you to build a philosophy around camps and give relevant examples to help you plan your next retreat. Money should never limit your possibilities, so come and learn how to overcome the money factor with creativity and focus on relationships.

by Larry Acosta
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Leadership requires CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, and CHEMISTRY, but the greates of these is CHARACTER. However, it is in this area of character where most leaders lose it. Proverbs 4:23a says ‘Above all else, guard your HEART.’ This spiritual EKG will give you the Best Practices for staying solid at heart!

by Sebastian Huynh
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

This is an interactive practical worship equipping you to evangelize and disciple Asian American students through a basic understanding or their culture, norms, family, and self-identity.

by Pepe Montenegro
Talk presented Thurs, May 15, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

This elective is a must for youth workers who have ‘extra grace required’ teens. You will learn how to connect effectively with hard core youth as well as their parents. Come learn how to develop a strategic family intervention plan. Explore the ways in which you can assist parents in developing the family foundation of lovem structure, discipline and rewards in the home.

by Mark Oestreicher
Talk presented Fri, May 16, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Lecturing or preaching at young teens is rarely very effective! We’ll talk about utulizing the physical, emotional and cognitive realities of the hunior high world to create teaching times that are FUN and EFFECTIVE.

by John Lewis
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

You have seen the last days of a youth culture that defines every student living in this generation. Students have an assortment of subcultures to choose from. No longer does a skater have to be a white student from a middle class home, but may be a first or second generation Hispanic living in a poor urban neighborhood. The color of skin has less and less to do with the choices students make, especially in choosing his or her friends. This cultural shift will force youth ministry to approach school campuses and neighborhoods with a new missionary mindset. If your community is a growing diverse community with multiple subcultures and you have a desire to reach them this seminar is for you.

by Dr. LaVerne Tolbert
Talk presented Fri, May 16, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Transform your classroom into a place where children enjoy studying God’s word. This three-part workshop will help you reach kids in your community, teach kids unforgettable lessons, and keep kids attending your church!

by Ray Bakke
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

It will start with Jesus, that Asian born baby, born in a borrowed barn, who became a political refugee in Africa. A whole village full of babies died for Jesus before he could die for them on the cross. If anybody understands the pain and suffering of the poor who are sinners (but most often the ’sinned against’), it is Jesus. We’ll start with Jesus and the Kingdom, but be prepared to look at texts in both testaments, and then think about the 95.5% of the world, which lives outside the USA, and which is increasingly Christian and most often living in poverty.

by Mark Oestreicher
Talk presented Fri, May 16, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute 2003.

Junior High ministry has long been neglected in the urban church, but the need has never been greater for a focus on young adolescents as they begin to make identity choices that will shape their lives. This seminar will build the foundation for JH ministry and provide you with great ideas resulting from over 15 years of junior high experience. You will learn: How to speak to JH students, understand their needs an how to meet them, where they are developmentally, and how to build a life-changing ministry.

by Efrem Smith
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Urban youth face many issues, barriers, and challenges on a daily basis. In some cases it will take more than just Sunday School class and midweek clubs to address all that hey face. This workshop will explore a theology as well as ministry models for a more holistic approach to urban youth ministry. Learn about models for after-school programs, emotional support, and family outreach.

by Ray Bakke
Talk presented Fri, May 16, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

This is part of the personal quest behind my latest book, A Theology as Big as The City. My city, Chicago, exlpoded and most of the white established church fled in response. Unfortunately, my bible school, Christian College and highly esteemed semianry education had not prepared me for this. Come join me as I explore the question of, ‘What text, themes and stories shaped my serach for a theology that can take on the urbanization of the planet earth?’

by Efrem Smith
Talk presented Fri, May 16, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

This workshop will explore a practical theology for the development of ministry models geared to reach at-risk, high-need urban youth populations. We will focus specifically on the youth who are affected greatly by secular hip-hop culture and ’street culture.’

by Ray Bakke
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Follow the footprints of the spirit of God into the cities of the world where for 2000 ears God’s people did incredible things for the Kingdom, Dr. Ray Bakke will share some special photos and challenge you to be a ‘historical charismatic’ and meet the people on whose shoulders we stand on ministry in 2003.

by Steve & Marina Wallis
Talk presented Sat, May 17, 2003 at the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference 2003.

Did you go into teaching to change kids’ lives? Come learn about the powerful impact you can have in students lives on a school campus; even beyond education. Equip yourself with legal insights for sharing Christ at a public school and practical ways for turning your love for God into a much needed ministry to youth at middle and high schools.